Braden's books tell a cricketing tale
If anyone knows the score on the Marlborough cricket scene, it is Braden Byrne. The 43-year-old has
Tasman rugby board revamped
A revamped Tasman Rugby Union board will lead the union into the 2025 season. In changes announced
Solo sailor defies fickle winds to delivers the goods
Fickle breezes fully tested participants in Friday’s WineWorks Marlborough Wine Race, just five boat
Softball women create history
The Marlborough women’s senior representative side made history in Palmerston North on Sunday, becom
Blair Cup win completes quadruple tennis success
Marlborough’s junior tennis players have notched up a remarkable quadruple achievement. The rep tea
Rowers return with 10 medals
The Wairau Rowing Club contingent returned from the recent South Island championships at Lake Ruatan
Godzone resurrected
One of the nation’s iconic events is back on the radar, and Marlborough may be set to benefit. It w
Mako players provide bulk of Crusaders’ starting line up
Tasman Mako players dominate the first Crusaders’ starting line-up of the new Super Rugby Pacific se
Smithers battles choppy seas to repeat cup victory
Choppy seas tested both the stamina and strokes of participants in the annual Hipkins Cup sea swim f
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Neve at the double Marlborough cyclist Neve McKenzie, pictured speeding towards the finish line in
Wairau win T20 decider
Wairau are the 2024-25 senior Twenty20 cricket champions after dethroning Celtic at Horton Park toni
‘Dr Dave’ prepares to tackle southern Strait
Dave Edgar’s eyes will be firmly fixed on weather forecasts in the deep south over the next few days
Young athletes impress at Colgate Games
Marlborough junior athletics is in fine fettle, underlined by a hefty swag of precious metal and pen
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Powering up The Rotoiti Powerboat Club’s 2025 regatta is set to be “bigger and better than ever” ac
Women rep cricketers win one, lose one
The Marlborough and Nelson women’s cricket rep sides shared the honours across two T20 matches playe
Sea swimmers invited back into the water
The annual Hipkins Cup Sea Swim is back again in 2025, taking place on Sunday February 2. The swim
Basketball 'old boys' ready to suit up in Nelson
Basketball in the top of the south has a new trophy and a new event in 2025. A collaboration betwee
Young cricketing talent abounds
Marlborough age group cricket teams have been showcasing their talents far and wide in recent months
‘Jim’ handed leadership role with Highlanders
The appointment of blockbusting Mako winger Timoci Tavatavanawai as co-captain of the Highlanders fo
Rep bowlers do the business
“An amazing effort from both teams”, was how Marlborough senior bowls selector Shane O’Leary describ
Wild Willow blossoms at Waterlea
Wild Willow, cleverly driven by veteran reinsman Ricky May, overcame a 10m handicap to take out the
Town team on top
The Town combination followed up a solid display in the field with a compelling batting effort to ge
Back in the swim of things …
Blenheim’s competitive swimmers have wasted no time before testing the water in 2025. Thirty-six me
Golfer Clive completes a remarkable century
Scoring a century on the golf course is not normally good news. However, in the case of Blenheim go